文档介绍：
Nomads, Tribes, and the state
in the Ancient near east
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Nomads, Tribes, and the state
in the Ancient near east
cross-disciplinary perspectives
edited by
jeffrey szuchman
with contributions by
Jeffrey Szuchman, Hans Barnard, Robert Ritner, Steven A. Rosen, Benjamin
A. Saidel, Eveline van der Steen, Anatoly M. Khazanov, Abbas Alizadeh,
Thomas E. Levy, Bertille , Anne Porter, Daniel E. Fleming,
Donald b, and Frank Hole
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Oriental Institute Seminars • number 5
Chicago • iLLinois
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2008943404
ISBN-13: 978-1-885923-61-5
ISBN-10: 1-885923-61-9
ISSN: 1559-2944
© 2009 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.
Published 2009. Printed in the United States of America.
The Oriental Institute, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Oriental Institute Seminars • number 5
Series Editors
Leslie Schramer
and
Thomas G. Urban
with the assistance of
Katie L. Johnson
Cover Illustrations
Front: Semitic tribe in traditional costume and Egyptians. Egyptian painting. 19th century .
Mural from the tomb of Beni-Hassan. Photo credit: Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Back: Figure (on right) with open cloak. Rock art from the site of Uan Amil, Libya.
Figure in this volume. Photo by Robert Ritner
Publication of this volume was made possible through generous funding
from the Arthur and Lee Herbst Research and Education Fund
Printed by Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, Michigan
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum
requirements of American National Standard for Informa-
tion Services — Permanence of Paper for Printed Library
Materials, ANSI -1984.
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Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations..................................................................